What is CVE-2024-54524?

CVE-2024-54524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-54524?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2024-54524

A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2. A malicious app may be able to access arbitrary files.

Published 2024-12-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-843 — Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion)

References

support.apple.com/en-us/121839 (Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-54524?: CVE-2024-54524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-54524?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.